Formula 1 Power Rankings after 2019 German Grand Prix

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HOCKENHEIM, GERMANY – JULY 28: Max Verstappen of the Netherlands driving the (33) Aston Martin Red Bull Racing RB15 leads Valtteri Bottas driving the (77) Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team Mercedes W10 (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images) /

Formulated Formula 1 Driver Power Rankings Analysis

For the first time in the 2019 season, Mercedes did not lock out the top two positions in the formulated Formula 1 Driver Power Rankings despite the fact that they have locked out the top two positions in the driver standings after each of the season’s first 11 races.

With his second victory of the season, Max Verstappen tied Valtteri Bottas for second place on the wins list behind Lewis Hamilton, and he overtook Bottas for second in these rankings. Verstappen has now secured two victories in the last three races, and he is the only driver who has not finished outside of the top five all season.

In fact, Verstappen is on a 20-race streak of top five finishes, and excluding two mechanical issue-induced retirements, he has recorded 24 consecutive top five finishes. His average finish in the last five races is now a series-best 3.20 as well.

Both Mercedes drivers finished in the top five in each of the first 10 races of the season, but their streaks came to screeching halts in the German Grand Prix. Hamilton had an incident-riddled race en route to recording a ninth place finish while Bottas crashed late and was officially scored in 15th.

Non-formulated Formula 1 Driver Power Rankings

Rank – Driver – Car, Team, Manufacturer – [Last Rank (Trend)]
1st – Lewis Hamilton – #44, Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport, Mercedes – [1st (0)]
2nd – Max Verstappen – #33, Aston Martin Red Bull Racing, Honda – [3rd (+1)]
3rd – Valtteri Bottas – #77, Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport, Mercedes – [2nd (-1)]
4th – Sebastian Vettel – #5, Scuderia Ferrari, Ferrari – [5th (+1)]
5th – Charles Leclerc – #16, Scuderia Ferrari, Ferrari – [4th (-1)]
6th – Carlos Sainz Jr. – #55, McLaren, Renault – [7th (+1)]
7th – Daniil Kvyat – #26, Scuderia Toro Rosso, Honda – [12th (+5)]
8th – Pierre Gasly – #10, Aston Martin Red Bull Racing, Honda – [6th (-2)]
9th – Lance Stroll – #18, SportPesa Racing Point, Mercedes – [15th (+6)]
10th – Kimi Raikkonen – #7, Alfa Romeo Racing, Ferrari – [8th (-2)]
11th – Alexander Albon – #23, Scuderia Toro Rosso, Honda – [14th (+3)]
12th – Kevin Magnussen – #20, Haas, Ferrari – [16th (+4)]
13th – Daniel Ricciardo – #3, Renault, Renault – [9th (-4)]
14th – Lando Norris – #4, McLaren, Renault – [10th (-4)]
15th – Nico Hulkenberg – #27, Renault, Renault – [11th (-4)]
16th – Romain Grosjean – #8, Haas, Ferrari – [18th (+2)]
17th – Sergio Perez – #11, SportPesa Racing Point, Mercedes – [13th (-4)]
18th – Robert Kubica – #88, ROKiT Williams Racing, Mercedes – [20th (+2)]
19th – George Russell – #63, ROKiT Williams Racing, Mercedes – [19th (0)]
20th – Antonio Giovinazzi – #99, Alfa Romeo Racing, Ferrari – [17th (-3)]

Biggest Movers
Up: Lance Stroll (+6)
Down: Daniel Ricciardo, Lando Norris, Nico Hulkenberg, Sergio Perez (-4)

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